The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21

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expected that the platform would not
announce any profound issues; but
the people of Texas were not prepar-
cd to receive from the eminent politi-
clans who composed the convention
the empty, but sounding, declaration
that its labors resulted in. That its
advocates may have the full benefit of
it, and the people Zee how faithfully II
reaches the beer brewing company's
line OF thought, will give its SUBJ
lance. 1t declares:
That the prohibition amendment is q
proposition TO change TIE form Of our
government rom free republic OF
sovereign AM independent citizens 10
species OF paternalism hateful to our
people, and that it viii take from the
people their most sacred and inalien-
able rights, and will add TO and aug
ment the powers of government and
is. therefore, undemocratic
"That the amendment is sumptuary,
will vex the citizen aud interfere with
individual liberty. That it Is at war
with the fundamental principles OF
Anglo-Saxon civilization and will
destroy the inalienable right of the
citizen to determine by what method
he will pursue his own happiness.
That it will create system of spies
and informers detcstable to our peo-
pie and produce unconstitutional legis-
iation. That our homes may be
searched, our property seized and our
dearest rights invaded. That Its
adoption will suppress the general
use of milder stimulants, encourage
the use of the strongest drinks aud
retard the advance of genuine tenn
perance.
That it will stamp as criminal the
manufacture of wines from our do.
mestic grapes for family purposes and
will degrade our drug stores into
dram shops.
"That it will elevate our doctors into
autocrats over our appetites.
"That it will enable the rich to i'm
port and use liquor without restraint
and will. prevent the very poor man
from getting it at all.
"That the saloon will give way to the
gilded club room of the rich, and the
poor will be compelled to buy theil
! liquors at low dives aud in violation
OF law.
"That it will enable majority living
i'm one section of the State to contro
the minority living in another.
"That the adoption of the amend
ment forbidding the manufacture and
sale OF Intoxicating beverages i'll the
State will be a lasting and permanent
evil and lead to the disruption of the
State.
THAT the amendment proposes &c
confscate and destroy large property
interests of our people, will unsettlC
business, impair values, paralyze com
merce and destroy great industries
now in operation for the manufacture
Of milder stimulants.
"That it will abolish one third of the
public revenue and increase the bur
thens upon land and necessaries Of
lite already much overDurthened."
With sounding phrase and by many
forms of expression the note Of alarm
first sounded by the beer brewing as.
ISOLATION that simple amendment
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
beverages will overturn our republic
can form OF government and destroy
the personal Liberties of our people is
in this platform repeated
Is this solicitude in fact for liberty
or for the saloons? What will this
amendment destroy? viii 1t be q
great constitutional free government
of more than fifty millions OF
souls or will 1t be the breweries and
whisky shops of the land? Prohibi-
tionists intend by it to destroy the sa-
looms, not the government OF free
people. 1t docs not lake from the
bill of rights one OF its sacred clauses
Itself part Of the constitution, il
does not strike down single consti
tutional safeguard. Who then will
destroy the government and enslave
the citizen if majority of the voters
of Texas, by constitutional amend
ment, prohibit the sale and manufac.
ture OF intoxicating beverages
We do not believe that the
small number of farmers who have
a few grape vines or the larger num-
Der of women who make blackberry
cordial will organize an insurection
against the government to recover
lost liberties. III the instruction
comes, If Republican government is
overthrown il liberty is lost the So
loon men, and their allies, must furnish
tie men and the material. viii they
do it2
Nothing is proposed by the amend
ment but to abolish the manufacture
and sale OF intoxicating beverages.
lis ii intended to make anybody be-
| Invn that doing this Is NOT within the